There’s another cave house in Bend (sort of)

Waaaaaaay back in 2007, I wrote about a “cave house” in southeast Bend, literally a house built over a lava tube with a door granting access to the cave itself. I noticed the past couple of days that that old post is getting a bunch of traffic—likely because KTVZ ran … Continue reading

Crane Shed site to be developed

The Bulletin has an article today about the development plans for the old Brooks-Scanlon Crane Shed site in the Old Mill District—which some of you may only know as the big, empty lot across the street from the Old Mill Marketplace complex. The gist: A 50,000-square-foot office building could soon … Continue reading

Homes for sale… everywhere…

Thinking about the Bulletin’s article yesterday about the collapse of the local real estate market, I just thought I’d share than on the half-mile or so drive through the neighborhood (after leaving the "main" road) to my house, I count 16 "For Sale" signs. That’s just crazy.

The Cave House

The Bulletin today has an article about the "cave house" for sale in southeast Bend. I’d heard about this before; KTVZ did a story on it some time back, too. Basically, the house was built over a lava tube cave, and has a door that allows access into the cave … Continue reading

The Shire

Yes, I was bound to blog about this sooner or later here: The Shire. We all know The Shire around here, correct? The Hobbit-themed real estate development? Right. It’s hitting the news outside of the area, finally. I first blogged about it here over a year ago. I called it … Continue reading